Window mounting



Sept. 16 1924.

A C. SOULE WINDOW MOUNTING Filed Nov. 9, 1921 ARTHWZ Q. souuz a Patent Sept. 16:, 19 24..

a a a F ST res THUR G. SOULE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR T SIMPLEX WIN- now comm, or SAN nnancrsoo,

FORK 1A.

CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALI- W'INDOW MOQNTING.

Application filed November 9, 1921. Serial 1T0. 513,930. i i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR 'C. \SOULE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county of San Francisco, 5 State of California, have made a new and useful inventionto wit, Improvements in Window Mountings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, concise, and exact description of the same. This invention relates more particularly to an operating means for individually or collectively controlling the movement of sashes slidably pivoted in a window frame. An object of this invention is to produce a sash mounting, capable of being fabricated cheaply and quickly and installed within a window frame with a minimum amount of labor and expense, and in combination therewith, a sash control that will be superior in point of simplicity, inexpensive'ness of construction, positiveness of operation, and facility and convenience in .use and general efficiency. -A further object of this invention is' t provide asash mounting which will support a sash uniformly and evenly in its various adjustments, which will permit the sash to be reversed within a window 'opening. A still further object ,is to provide means, in combination with the sash support, which will permit the sashes to be operated independentl or collectively. Other objects and advantages will appear as this descrlptlon progresses. In this specification and the annexed drawings, the invention is illustrated in the form considered to be the best, but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to such form, because it maybe embodied in other forms; and it is also to be understood that in and by the claims following the description, it is desired to. cover the invention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.

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Fig. 1 is a partial vertical section through a window frame having sashes therein and provided with' supporting and operating means constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation of Fig. 1 from the inside.

' 3 is an enlarged detail, 1n perspective, of a part'of a sash,- slide shoe and guide way.

Fig. 4 is a cross section takenthrough Fig. 5 on the line 1-4.

Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of a portion of the end of a sash with a bracket thereon.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan section taken through Fig. 1 on the line 66. V i

Fig. 7 isa plan section taken through Fig. 2- on the line 7-7.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged side elevation illustrating a sash, slide shoe and guide-way.

In the building of school rooms, work shops, oflices and the like, where the maximum of light and ventilation is desired, window apertures are provided which will accommodate a plurality of sashes. Where a plurality of sashes are arranged vertically within the window aperture, it is ofttimes difficult to manipulate or operate the sashes out of reach of the hands of an operator. It is therefore an object of my invention to provide projections extending away from the inner faces of the sashes, to which, may be secured operating bars, extending downwardly, to a point where the same will be accessible andeasily operated. The type of sash operating means is not designed to be used on ordinary sliding sashes, but particularly in combination with sashes arranged on a supporting means similar -to that described in my Letters Patent, No. 1,072,669, issued September 9, 1913. This sash support comprises means for pivoting the sashes on opposite sides to slide shoes frictionally engaging. channels or guideways mounted vertically on opposite sides of the window frame, to permit swinging of the sashes in the window frame for ventilation. The movement of the sashes is controlled by a system of bars interposed between thesashes and the window frame, to hold thesashes in any fixed position desired against wind pressure or other shifting forces. The pivotal type of sash, without my improved controlling and operating 100 means thereon, is diflicult to control in its various evolutions owing to the shifting of the center of gravity when the sash is moved from the closed or vertical position to the open or horizontal position and reversed, or 105 restored to the vertical position.

the usual stops 5 or other weather proofing finish, joined in the usual manner to form a rectangular frame or casement.

By the present construction and invention,

the sashes and other mountings may be contened metal formed to the desired contour.

and treated with a suitable weather resisting coating. A stop 5 is secured to the said jambs 3 and covers the flange 7 so as to finish the interior ofthe window frame in accordance with standard practice. The edge 10 of the guide way 6' is spaced away from the face of the jamb for the purpose to be hereinafter described in detail.

Sashes are adapted to be mounted within the window frame so that the inner faces thereof will lie against the outer exposed faces of the guide ways 6. The sashes are supported within the opening by the support arms 11 pivoted to the opposite sash stiles 12 at or near their centers, on the fixed pivots 13. The opposite ends of the gage t e walls of the channel in the guide way 6. A carrier arm 17 is pivotally connected to a plate 18, secured to the side jamb 3, and pivotally connected at its op-- posite end. by the pivot 19, to the support arm 11. The end stile 20 of'the said sash on opposite sides thereof is provided with plates 21 having integral, flanged projections 22 thereon, extending outwardly away from the outer face of said sash. Slide shoes 23, are provided with flanged ends 24, thereon, slidable within the channels of the guide ways 6 and are adapted to be pivotally connected at the opposite ends, by the pivots 25, to the projections 22 on the end stiles of the saidsash. The flanged ends 16 and 24 of the respective slide shoes,

15 and 23, -are of a-thickness slightly less 7 than the inner width of the guide way chanwhich is secured to a relatively stationary surface, the weight of the said sash and supporting mechanism? tends to twist or cramp the flan d. ends 16'and 24 of the slide shoes 15 and 23 within the channel of the guide way, and to cause friction between the said flanged ends and the walls of the channel at the points of contact. The Weight of the sash acting through the. slide shoes causes sufficient friction within the channel so that said sash will stay placed at any angle desired. The twisting or warping action of the slide shoes within the channel is obtained by placing the pivots connecting said slide shoes to said sash away from the outer face of said sash. Itwill be obvious that the farther away the pivots 25 are spaced from the face of the sash,

the greater will be the tendency to twist the flang of the slide shoe within the channel, and incidentally, placin the pivot 25 away from the face of the sas serves a secondary purpose in that it aids the leverage necessary in opening or moving a sash from the closed or vertical position to any angular position.

The construction thus far described with reference, to the upper sash, applies equally as well to any number of sashes arran ed to operate in conjunction therewith. Sas es thus mounted operate substantially as fol-' lows. The meeting rails 27 and 28 of the upper and lower sashes, are suitably shaped, in the usual manner to exclude weather and to rest one within the other so that when the adjacent sashes are closed they present an .even plane. With lthe sashes thus assembled andinstalled and presumed to be in the fully closed position, the first action to manuallyopen said sashes is to push outwardly on the lower rail of either of said sashes. This causes the sash to swing outward on its pivots'25 causing the shoes 23 to slide downwardly within the channel 6, releasing the meeting rail 27 from the rail 28, and the sash resuming any angle desired. In a similar manner, the remaining sash can also be placed at any desired angle. The ivot shoes 23 descend as the sash approac es the horizontal plane, and when fully reversed the sash presents its outer surface to the interior of the room to facilitate washing The lower slide shoe 15 of the support arm 11 rises under. the influence of the fulcrum 19 as the sash opens. The carrier arm 17 being pivotal'ly fixed at one end to the stationary surface and pivotally connected atits opposite end to the support arm 11, performs a valuable fun'c tion in controlling the sash, as it transforms what would be a simple pivot actionat the point 14, into a slide action accommodated by the slide shoe 1 and causes a twisting or pinching action between said slide shoe and channel which must be overcome before the sash canmove. The sash is maintained at the desired angle, in addition, by the slide shoe which through the pivotal connection with the spaced plate pivots 25, tends to twist or pinch to hold the sash in any set -is adapted to be secured. to the inner face of the sash on one of the side stiles adjacent the pivoted upper end of said sash. The bracket is secured to the said sash by screws, nails or other appropriate media and the free end 31 of the said bracket extends away from the face of the sash for a distance suflicient to clear the casing and interior trim about the window frame.

In Fig. 1, I have shown the upper sashes provided with the brackets 3') and, with operating means connected therewith, com-' prising a pair of bars 32 and 33, placed side by side, and held in avertical position within the clasps 34, secured to the interior of the window jamb at spaced intervals. The controlling bars 32 and 33 are pivotally connected to the ends 31 of the brackets 30, by connecting arms 35 and 36, respectively. The control bars are of suflicient length to be slidably guided within the clasps 34 when the respective sashes are in either the normally closed or fully opened positions. The

lower end of the control bar 32 is providedwith an angular projection 37 thereon. A handle element 39 is pivoted to the window casing at 40 by a friction adjustment pivot 41. The handle is slotted intermediate its ends as at 42 to receive a pivot pin 43 fixed in the projection 37. The end of the pivot pin 43, projecting through the slot in the handle 39, is peaned over so as to maintain said pin and handle in slidable relationship. It will be obvious that angular movement of the handle 39 will elevate or lower the bar 32 accordingly. In order that the bars 32 and 33 may be elevated or lowered in unison,

' I have provided a detachable engagement between the respective bars consisting of a resilient spring finger 38 fixed at 44 to the bar 32. The free end of the spring member 38 is provided with an opening 38 therein which is adapted to "receive a" projection 33', fixed on the face of the bar.33. A finger grip 47 is provided on the end of the spring member 38 to facilitate in engaging or disengaging said spring element with or from the projection 33'. By dlsengaglng the wring latch 38 from the projection 33', It

mitted through the connecting arms 35 and,

36 to the respective sashes, whereby said ashes may be moved either collectively or individually. It is thus possible to move the sashes from the normal closed position to a horizontal position, but where it is desired to completely reverse sash, the con-- necting arms 35 and 36 would be discon- I nected from thebars 32 and 33 by removing the pivots 45 and the reversal 'of the sash made manually.

In practice any number of sashes maybe.

assembled in a single casement frame and any or all of the sashes provided with the particular type of operating means .ac cording to the desires of the operator, it being preferable however, that only those sashes out of the reach of the hands of an operator be fitted with a sash operating means. In Fig. 1, a combination of three sashes is shown, with a lower sash arranged so as to be directly operated by the hands of an operator and the upper sashes provided with the interposed operating mechanism. I do not wish to be understoodas limiting this invention to the specific form of sash control, as many forms covered by patents in my name and others may be interposed between the sashes and casing.

Particular attention is to be called to the distance between, the pivotal axis of the pivot 25 and the sliding axis of the flanged end 24 of the slide shoe within the channel I of the guide-way 6. The axis of the pivot 25, under normally perfect conditions, 1s

adapted to move vertically on an imaginary line substantially parallel with v a central sliding axis passing through the channel guide way.'- But the pivoting of a sash or other weight at 25, t0 the slide shoe 23 hav- 7 and pivot 25 as described is utilized to good advantage by extending the bracket 30 away from the opposite face of the said sash,

.thereby increasing or multiplying the leverage necessary for operating and controlling the movement of the said sash. The movement of said sash controlin combination with the pivoted and sliding sash permits the sash to be'placed in any desirable angle without the necessity of slamming or using undue force in manipulating the same.

In adapting this invention to steel construction and to meet other special condi- 4 tions, modifications within the purview of the invention are available to those skilled in the art and practice of this invention.

In order to exclude the weather, weather strips 46 are provided on the stiles 12 of the sash which extend from a point adjacent the bottom rail 27 to the upper rail 28 of the said sash, being cut away only sufliciently so as to permit the slide shoe 23 to clear.

Having thus described this invention what. I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 2-- -1. A window construction including a frame having guides on the opposite sides thereof; sashes in said frame; brackets on said sashes projecting beyond a face thereof; shoes slidably engaging said guides and 'pivotally connected to said brackets beyond the face of the sash and supporting means interposed between said sashes and frame.

2. A window construction including a frame having guides on the opposite sides thereof; sashes in said frame; brackets on said sashes projecting beyondv a-face thereof; shoes of greater width than the thickness of said sash slidably engaging said guides beyond one face of said sash and pivotally connected to said brackets beyond the opposite face of'said sash; and supporting means slidably and pivotally interposed between said sashes and frame.

3. A window construction including a frame having guides on the opposite sides thereof; sashes in said frame; brackets on said sashes projecting beyond a face thereof: shoes slidably engaging said guides and pivotally connected to said brackets beyond the face of the sash and supporting means interposed between said sashes and frame;

ness of said sash slidably engaging said guides beyond one face of said sash and pivotally connected to said bra kets beyond the opposite face of said sash; and supporting v means internoscd between said sashes and frame; and means connected to said sashes for operating the same individually or collectively.

5. A window construction including a frame; guides on opposite sides of said frame; sashes in said frame; slide shoes. wider than the thickness of said sashes slidably engaging said guides beyond one face 1 of said sashes and pivotally connected to said sashes beyond'the opposite face thereof; anda supporting means pivoted to said."

sashes and slidably and pivotally related to said guides and frame,

6. A window construction including a frame having channel guides thereon; sashes in said frame; brackets on said sashes projecting beyond the face thereof; shoes slidably engaging said guides and pivotally connected to said brackets beyond the face of said sash; and supporting means pivoted to said sashes and slidably 'and pivotally related to said channel guides and frame.

7. A window construction including a frame having channel guides thereon; sashes in said frame; brackets on said sashes projecting beyond the face thereof; shoes slidably engaging said channel guides and pivotally connected to said brackets beyond the face of said sashes; supporting means pivoted to said sashes and slidably and pivotally related to said channel guides and frame; and lateral projections on the faces of said sashes for operating the same.

8. A window construction including a frame having channel guides therein; shoes 9 slidably engaging said channel guides having projections thereon; sashes having brackets thereon, said brackets being pivoted to said projections, supporting means pivoted to said sashes and slidably and pivotally related to said channel. guides Y and frame; and means on said sashes for operating said sashes independently or collectively.

9. A window construction including a 1 frame having channel guides therein; sashes in said frame; brackets on said sashes projecting beyond the face thereof: shoes slidably engaging said channel guides and pivotally connected to said brackets beyond the faces of said sashes; supporting means pivoted to said sashes and slidably and pivotally related to said channel guides and frame; and means connected to said sashes for operating the same independently or collectively. v

10. A window constru"tion including a frame having channel guides therein; shoes slidably engaging said channel guides and having projections thereon; sashes, having brackets thereon pivoted to said projections beyond the outer faces of said sashes; supporting means pivoted to said sashes and slidably and pivotally related to said channel guides and frame; brackets, secured to the inner faces of said sashes and control bars pivoted to said brackets to move said sashes.

In testimony whereof, I have hereimto. set my hand at San Francisco, California this 31st day of October, 1921.

i ARTHUR C. SOULE. 

